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  • Russian notification software found in US Army, CDC apps

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    DAalseth said:
    Its founder, Max Konev, told Reuters that the company never tried to hide its Russian origins and said it has no connection to the Russian government. Konev also said that Pushwoosh stores its data in the United States and Germany

    Let’s parse this out:

    First, did you see the very first line of the article, “which pretends to be based in the United States”. I’d say that counts as trying to hide it’s Russian origins. For comparison Readdle that makes ScannerPro is very up front about it being from Ukraine.

    Second, no successful Russian company that does business internationally is not connected in some way with the Putin Regime. Maybe not “officially” part of the government, but you can be sure that they have their hand in it, for payments, for intelligence, for data. It’s why I won’t use an antivirus that used the Kaspersky engine. I don’t trust them.

    Third, storing the data in the US and Germany is all fine and good, but that says nothing about letting Russian intelligence, both internal and external, thumb through it at will. 

    I’ll be checking the list, and if any of my software uses Pushwoosh code, it’s gone from my devices. 

    This is a well thought-out and articulate response.  and, most importantly, accurate!
    watto_cobra